Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ gets new release date

LOS ANGELES: The next James Bond movie, ‘No Time to Die’, has received a new release date after being pushed forward due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The much-anticipated film will now release on November 12 in the United Kingdom and November 20 in the United States.

The official James Bond account shared the news stating, “The return of old friends in NO TIME TO DIE. In cinemas 12th November UK, 20th November US.”

The movie was supposed to be released on April 3, 2020, in the UK and April 8, 2020, in the US before the coronavirus outbreak forced filmmakers to change tracks.

‘No Time to Die’ will be the fifth and final film in which Daniel Craig will reprise the role of James Bond. It will be the 25th installment in the James Bond franchise.

The Bond movies are based on the spy novels by late English author Ian Fleming. Cary Joji Fukunaga has directed a script that was worked on by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Fukunaga and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, and Léa Seydoux reprise their roles from previous films. Ana de Armas, Lashana Lynch, David Dencik, Dali Benssalah, and Billy Magnussen join the franchise with this film.